~ 1 [ gɔ:l ]
■ noun
1》 bold and impudent behaviour.
2》 an animal's ~ bladder.
↘ archaic the contents of the ~ bladder; bile.
3》 bitterness or cruelty: life's ~.
Origin
OE gealla (denoting bile), of Gmc origin.
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~ 2 [ gɔ:l ]
■ noun
1》 annoyance or resentment.
2》 a sore on the skin made by chafing.
■ verb
1》 make annoyed or resentful.
2》 make sore by chafing.
Derivatives
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
Origin
OE gealle 'sore on a horse', perh. related to ~ 1 .
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~ 3 [ gɔ:l ]
■ noun an abnormal growth formed in response to the presence of insect larvae, mites, or fungi on plants and trees, especially oaks.
↘[as modifier ] denoting insects or mites that produce ~s.
Origin
ME: via OFr. from L. ~a .